khitmatgar
UK/ˈkɪtmətɡɑː/
khitmatgar noun: a male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
Noun
khitmatgar (plural khitmatgars)
- A male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
- I found her closely locked in the arms of a handsome lad, one of my kitmuddars, with the infant by her side, all three being in a deep sleep, from which I awakened the two elders.1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 384
- He did not know then that his khitmatgar had stopped by the roadside to get drunk, and would come on the next day saying that he had sprained his ankle.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Arrest of Lieutenant Golightly”, in Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio, published 2005, page 94
- Synonyms:
- khit
Synonyms of khitmatgar
Forms of khitmatgar
| plural | khitmatgars |
|---|---|
| alternative form | khedmutgar |
| alternative form | khedmatgar |
| alternative form | khidmatgar |
| alternative form | khidmutgar |
| alternative form | khitmutgar |
| alternative form | kitmagar |
| alternative form | khitmagar |
| alternative form | kismutgar |
| alternative form | kistmutgar |
| alternative form | kitmuddar |
| alternative form | kitmutgar |
| alternative form | kitmutgaur |
Origin of khitmatgar
Borrowed from Hindustani خدمتگار (xidmatgār) / ख़िदमतगार, from Classical Persian خدمتگار (xidmatgār).
Questions about khitmatgar
- What does khitmatgar mean?
- Khitmatgar means a male servant, with responsibility for waiting at table.
- What part of speech is khitmatgar?
- Khitmatgar is a noun.
- How do you pronounce khitmatgar?
- Khitmatgar is pronounced /ˈkɪtmətɡɑː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of khitmatgar?
- The plural of khitmatgar is khitmatgars.
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